Over at Wired's Danger Room blog, David Hambling has an extensive post up about a new series of "less-lethal" weapons from "controversial electroshock weaponeer" Taser International. , is shown above.
As Hambling notes, results from safety and field tests of Taser's new gear, which includes the eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) above, is coming along far more slowly. But hey, at least those new weapons are tweeting!
The Taser X3 has its own Facebook page and, worst of all, it Twitters. Presumably the agency were briefed to come up with something cute and non-threatening. Evidently they decided that the X3's image should come across less as Arnold Schwarzenegger and more as Paris Hilton, judging from these tweets:
"Check out my color screen. Like a Tele-Tubby … only a little more intense!""Just out of the solar radiation box. Tanning bed for TASER's… 3 months of Arizona summer sun radiation. Check that one off!"
"Never thought I'd get so excited about the feel of a safety switch. But wait until you feel it – smooooooth."
Safety Tests MIA for Taser's Shocking New Shotgun (wired.com)
Don't miss the breathing, pulsing, utterly over-the-top Taser X3 online ad campaign.
